Skin Poem by Katherine E. Land

the skin of my emotions
as thin as tissue paper.
boggles the mind how it keeps them all inside
yet it does

for now

but everyday
it threatens to give way

i see a bulge here a rip there
where it was silky smooth a moment ago

i swear

and if i stare to long
i start to hear a low hummm
and see something's wrong just under the surface

i promptly look away
and in the light of day its easy to mistake

but the sun will set
and i wont be able to forget
all the monsters under lace
that seemed to have my face
and the whisper thin barrier
that keeps them in place